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Taylor-Mitchell announces candidacy for Balto. Co. Council

Taylor-Mitchell announces candidacy for Balto. Co. Council

Democrat Laurie Taylor-Mitchell, a professor and local activist, last week formally announced a bid to run for the Baltimore County...

Woman kidnapped in city abandoned in Fallston

Baltimore City Police have assumed control of an investigation into the alleged kidnapping and assault of a homeless woman who was left last...

 

Hereford's Jay Patti is the North County News male athlete of the year

When Jim Rhoads learned that his valuable 6-foot-7 frontcourt reserve Tarence Clark had moved to New Orleans last fall, the Hereford...

Calvert Hall alumnus Frank Bramble named interim president

Frank Bramble, Class of 1966, was named interim president of Calvert Hall College High School on Thursday afternoon.

Towson teacher, victim of Boston bombing, set to leave hospital

Erika Brannock, the Towson-area pre-school teacher who had part of her leg amputated as a result of injuries received during the Boston...

Kingsville house fire triggers regional response

Fire departments from Baltimore and Harford counties responded to a house fire Saturday evening in the Kingsville area. According to the...

Balto. Co. disability settlements total more than $1 million

Baltimore County's recent settlements with two firefighters and a police officer who alleged the county violated federal disability law will...

Baltimore County warns against summer crime

Baltimore County Police on Thursday warned residents and business owners about the different types of crime that occurs during the summer...

Former Balto. Co. Exec. Smith to head state transportation department

Gov. Martin O'Malley will turn to a longtime political ally, former Baltimore County Executive James T. Smith, to lead the Maryland...

Baltimore County says it won't raise water rates

Baltimore County residents served by the city's water system won't see a rate increase this year, county officials said Tuesday, despite a...

Hereford Farm Market shoppers enjoy local fresh produce, other products

Finding specialty goods — organic eggs, goat cheese, goat cheese cheesecake, whole grain bread and rolls, honey, vegetables, herbs,...

Senior helped spark St. Paul's turnaround

Towson Times Player of the Year Amanda Sutor is driven by a need to succeed.

Baltimore County athletes at state track meet [Pictures]

Baltimore County athletes in action during the Maryland state track and field championships at Morgan State University on Saturday, May 25,...

Calvert Hall baseball rallies past Gilman to repeat as A Conference champions

Calvert Hall baseball coach Lou Eckerl didn’t worry much when his team fell behind this season. With eight seniors in the lineup...

Calvert Hall baseball blanks Gilman, advances to A Conference final

Calvert Hall baseball coach Lou Eckerl expected junior right-hander Manny Rodriguez to be effective when he put him in the starting rotation...

Northern Baltimore County sports notices

Send sports notices a minimum of two weeks before the requested publication date to Patuxent Publishing/NC Sports Notices, Third floor,...

Perry Hall's Ciattei wins three events at Baltimore County track championships

Perry Hall senior Vince Ciattei didn’t run the 800 meters in the Baltimore County track and field championships last year because he...

Hereford gymnast's dedication pays off at Eastern Nationals

Hereford High freshman Sydney Needle has given up everything teenagers hold dear to fully dedicate herself to gymnastics. That includes...

Maryvale prevails in IAAM A Conference girls lacrosse quarterfinal

Maryvale Prep’s Miranda Ibello and Amanda Bochniak combined for eight goals and two assists to lead theĀ  Lions (11-4) to a 14-8...

Hereford High students hard at work on play

"The Phantom of the Opera" just celebrated its 25th anniversary of New York performances, making it the longest running show on Broadway. An...

'Children's Letters to God' coming to Parkton

For eight years, Mary Miller has been turning out heartfelt, inspiring musicals that feature plenty of North Baltimore County kids. Her...

Oldfields School to perform show on teen life and issues

An upcoming play at Oldfields School is made up of a series of monologues that give the audience a glimpse into the teenage mind.

Grandparents scheme to keep Jersey grandson close in upcoming Phoenix Players show

What's a nice young guy to do when he's offered a job far away from his four grandparents who serve up love, food and advice at weekly...

Tastes of the world at North County wine festival

St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church in Hydes is holding the first annual North Baltimore County Wine Festival on Saturday, Sept. 22,...

Cockpit in Court's 'Sunset Boulevard' ready for its close-up

Andrew Lloyd Webber's1993 Broadway musical adaptation of Billy Wilder's "Sunset Boulevard" sets itself the impossible task of trying to...

No-fuss, flavorful chicken is your go-to meal

Along about now, the grill as a culinary appliance begins to pall. Not that grilling isn't still the preferred summertime cooking method,...

Hereford High School [Graduation 2013]

Caitlin Ruth Abbott, Mary Claire Abbott, Ryan Edwin Abbott, Christopher Joseph Adams, John Merediethe Adams, Lacey Catherine Aghazarian,...

Boys' Latin School of Maryland [Graduation 2013]

Charles Bowen Adams, Casey Robert Alderman, Peter James Argo

Cool down hot schools, Baltimore County board told

Parents and students from Carney Elementary and Westowne Elementary in Catonsville lobbied the Baltimore County Board of Education for air...

Graul's to hold fundraiser Saturday for local Boston bombing victim

When it comes to Erika Brannock, a Cockeysville resident who lost her lower left leg in the Boston Marathon bombing, and Brannock's mother,...

Hereford Community Association honors Person of the Year

Because John Mays isn't one to blow his own horn, the Hereford Community Association did it for him by naming Mays, 77, Person of the Year...

Prettyboy Day welcomes visitors to Parkton site

When word spread in September 1933 that water had finally crested the top of newly built Prettyboy dam, some 7,500 people came to North...

Police departments seek applicants for summer youth academies

Two regional police departments are accepting applications for youth summer programs that will demonstrate the skills and training...

Elkridge-Harford Hunt Club opens its doors to the public Sunday

The second in the Historical Society of Harford County's tours of historically significant or interesting buildings and homes in Harford...

Descendant of My Lady's Manor makes signs marking historical tract

Nearly 54 years after John Pearce Jr. was involved in a project to make and install 16 cast-iron markers delineating the boundaries of My...

Former Orioles VP's gift helps daughter survive

To use a baseball metaphor, former Baltimore Orioles vice president Jim Duquette will always be the Most Valuable Player in daughter...

Baltimore County Circuit Court to get Wi-Fi

Some courtrooms will soon be wireless in Baltimore County Circuit Court.

Police report drop in North County break-ins following arrests of pair

The large number of house burglaries and thefts from vehicles in North County that marked the first days of Capt. Dennis Delp's job as...

'Communication is key' says new Cockeysville precinct commander

Cockeysville police precinct's new commander has spent more than half his life in the police force and the lessons he's learned over the...

Burglaries in Monkton, Sparks and Phoenix spur mass email from police

Police are asking North County residents to be on the lookout for suspicious cars or people after a recent string of home burglaries....

North County crime log: Shotgun stolen from Monkton home

The following is compiled from police reports from the Cockeysville Precinct. Our policy is to include descriptions only when there is...

Care should be taken in regulating food trucks [Editorial]

Food trucks are hot. The rolling diners featuring trendy (and sometimes pricey) eats are turning up more and more at intersections, urban...

Independent information key in assessing school district needs [Editorial]

Get ready soon for that clamoring sound when parents and their political representatives call for a share of Baltimore County school...

How green is our valley? [Editorial]

Of all the amenities in this area, it's hard to think of one more vital than the Patapsco Valley.

Suburbanization of poverty impacts Baltimore region [Editorial]

A landmark book published in 1962, "The Other America" by Michael Harrington, was a stark depiction of the level of poverty that existed...

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